Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes
An absence of antecedents and of relatives is sometimes an aid rather than an impediment to social advancement . . .
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I think anytime that somebody that works for the government lies, yes, they should be removed.
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While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I have never been surprised by his leadership, dedication and tireless work on behalf of the city and the people of Chicago.
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I have written two medical novels. I have never studied medicine, never seen an operation.
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Societies in which we are able to unify ourselves around values and ideals and character and how we treat each other and cooperation and innovation, ultimately are gonna be more successful than societies that don't.
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The essence of thought, as the essence of life, is growth.
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The magic of drama is infinitely more powerful than the magic of trickery. It is as available to the conjurer as it is to the actor. The only difference is that actors take it for granted, whereas few conjurers are even aware that it exists.
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You make an open-ended proposition and the audience completes it somehow. That’s what you hope an artwork to be-a constantly living thing.
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My old man never liked me. He gave me my allowance in traveler's checks.
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We've been getting progressively better which is good. We haven't been consistent. We've been up and down, but I'm more encouraged than discouraged. It's been an up and down year. We had a real fine game against DePaul and I can tell you I am looking forward to this game.
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For as laws are necessary that good manners may be preserved, so there is need of good manner that laws may be maintained. [It., Perche, cosi come i buoni costumi, per mantenersi, hanno bisogno delli leggi; cosi le leggi per ossevarsi, hanno bisogno de' buoni costumi.]
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Japan offers as much novelty perhaps as an excursion to another planet.
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Beauty, it would seem, was both a blessing and a curse.
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Politicians who do not use the Bible to guide their public and private lives do not belong in office.
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Death is a withdrawal of consciousness. It's like taking attention from here and putting it there.
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And the family who had refused to acknowledge the woman's illness and who had all immunized themselves from concern by conceiving their own problems, now performed their duties.
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It's the historian's job not to ridicule the myths, but to show the difference between myth and reality.
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I think that white women are more apt to read laterally. So I think there's some strong identification for women, and their political and social positions, and minorities. I think that the political power of, let's say, the average Indian man and a white woman are pretty equal.
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An absence of antecedents and of relatives is sometimes an aid rather than an impediment to social advancement . . .
